July 21, 2017

Chautauqua Institution has a history of combining its professional and student companies in multipronged, collaborative efforts. “While these projects were wildly successful artistically, they did not have a life after Chautauqua,” said Vice President and

On paper, it first seemed a curious pairing: Ástor Piazzolla’s joyous The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires on the first half of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra program and, after intermission, Dmitri Shostakovich’s brooding fifth symphony.

Don’t be alarmed by the sounds of Christmas carols coming from the Amphitheater on Sunday evening. Yes, it is still July. But that won’t stop Chautauquans from celebrating the holiday they won’t be able to